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Product comparison · 2 optical disc drives

ASUS 5232A-U 52x32x52x extern vs Samsung 16x DVD-ROM Drive Ivory

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  • 7specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 1identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

  • Internal
    • No
    • Yes
  • Interface
    • USB 2.0
    • EIDE/ATA
  • Drive device, buffer size
    • 2 MB
    • 0.5 MB
  • CD read speed
    • 52x
    • 48x
  • Dimensions (WxDxH)
    • 155.6 x 226 x 50 mm
    • 148.2 x 184 x 42 mm

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26 specifications
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ASUS

5232A-U 52x32x52x externView product
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Samsung

16x DVD-ROM Drive IvoryView product
Design1 differ
InternalDiffersNoYes
Disc loading typeKnown for oneTray
MountingKnown for oneVertical/Horizontal
Performance2 differ
InterfaceDiffersUSB 2.0EIDE/ATA
Drive device, buffer sizeDiffers2 MB0.5 MB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one100000 h
Reading speed1 differ
CD read speedDiffers52x48x
Other features2 differ
Media types supportedDiffersCD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-Extra, Video CD, CD-Text, Karaoke CD, I-TraxDVD-RAM, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, VideoCD, CD-I, Photo CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-TEXT
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs155.6 x 226 x 50 mm148.2 x 184 x 42 mm
Number of optical discsKnown for one1 discs
DVD+R speedKnown for one16x
DVD+RW speedKnown for one16x
DVD-R speedKnown for one16x
DVD-RW speedKnown for one16x
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (DMA)Known for one16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (PIO)Known for one16.6 MB/sec
Drive devices burst data transfer rate (Ultra DMA)Known for one33.3 MB/sec
Power requirementsKnown for one100 ~ 240V (50 ~ 60Hz)
Write methodsKnown for oneTAO (Track-At-Once), DAO (Disc-At-Once),SAO (Session-At-Once), Packet Write
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows XP/ ME/ 2000/ 98SE
Writing speedidentical
CD write speedKnown for one52x
CD rewrite speedKnown for one32x
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 45 °C
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for one1.4 kg

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